Slice-support for meat-slicing machines.



H. THOMAS.

SLIGE SUPPORT FOR MEAT SLIGING MACHINES.

' APPLICATION FILED Nov. 2, 190s.

932,189. Patented Au 4,1909.

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H. THOMAS.

SLIGE SUPPORT PoR MEAT SLIGING. MAGHINBS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2, 1908.

932,189. Patented Aug. 24, 1909.y

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HENRY THOMAS, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

SHOE-SUPPORT FOR MEAT-SHCING MACHINES.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

Application led November 2, 1908. Serial No'. 460,609.

To all whom 'it 'ma/y concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY THOMAS, resid-V ing at London, England, a subject of the King of Great Britain, have invented a certain new and useful `Slice-Support for Meat- Slicing Machines, of which the following is a speclcation. This invention relates to meat slicing machines having rotary cutting knives and it has for its object to provide means whereby the slice or rather the skin thereof is supported while being cut.

In machines at present in use when slicing meats with soft skin, and especially if the knife is not kept properly sharpened by the user, there is a tendency for the skin to rag, that is, to not be properly severed, and in order to support the skin of the meat during the cutting operation I, under my invention, provide a 'simple' device which is arranged at the'side of the meat plate Ortable of the machine and is secured to the base thereof and is capable ofadjustment thereon.

The support is particularly advantageous when cutting, so called, wet meats or green bacon havin a soft skin.

In order t at my invention maybe propel:fr erly understood I have hereunto appended ari?? explanatory sheet or drawings, whereon Figure-1 is a front elevation of the support. Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof.

ig. 3 is a plan thereof. Fig. 4 is a view of an entire slicing machine with the device applied thereto. A

As shown on the drawing the support, which is secured to the base g (shown broken away) or other suitable fixed part of the mac iine and immediately in advance of and in line with the rotating cutting knife h (shown broken away) consists of a bracket a having a cross iece or head b which, at one end thereof, 1s curved downward and, at the other end thereof, is angled outward parallel to the bevel at the back of the knife,

as shown at c. At its lower endthe bracket a is provided with a foot d having a longitudinal slot e therein through which screws f are passed so as to secure the foot to the base g. By loosening the screws f the support can be nicely adjusted to the edge of the knife with which it, as shown at Fig. 3, is in line. The knife is' indicated in dotted lines at l1, Fig. 2. The meat plate or table, upon which the meat is carried is shown broken away at z' Fig. 2 and it will be seen that the edge of the support isl close up to the edge of the table.

The head b of the support need not be very broad as it has only to support the slice while being cut so that the latter may have a clean cutting action and sever the skin without ragging the same.

Havin now fully described my invention what I c aim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. In a meat slicing machine means for supporting the slice while being cut, so that the skin thereof shall be properly severed consisting of a bracket having a cross head one part of which is curved downwardly and. another part angled outwardly and means for attaching the bracket to a fixed part of the machine.

2. In a meat slicing machine means for supporting the sl"-""e while being cutso that the skin thereofsgzshall be properly severed consisting of, a bracket having, at its "lower end, a slotted foot said bracket being bent and provided, at its upper end, with a cross piece one part of which is bent downwardly and another part bent outwardly.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence. of two witnesses.

HENRY THOMAS.

Witnesses:

E. C. MUNANT, A, SCOTT. 

